Amy Schindler, guitarist of the blues-rock duo ViRAGO, is thrilled to be participating in the 13th edition of Light of Day. It will be her first time at an annual charity festival that has grown into an international phenomenon — and one of the biggest and most varied musical events on the Garden State calendar.

But when Schindler picks up her six-string at the Wonder Bar in Asbury Park on Thursday night, she expects her emotions to be mixed.

“The Shore is definitely a changed landscape,” she says. “The beach isn’t the same. Many of the boardwalks are washed away. In other places, it looks like somebody just took it and shook it.”

Light of Day, which was born in Asbury Park and still hosts most of its events there, will once again raise money for Parkinson’s disease research. But a Jersey Shore event that has always stood for resilience in the face of adversity will have a different undertone this year.

Light of Day won’t just be about the perseverance of those suffering from a terrible crippling ailment. It will be about the perseverance of the Shore itself. Once again, there will be music all over Asbury Park: The singing begins on Thursday and won’t stop until late in the night on Jan. 20.

“We’re lucky, very lucky” says Bob Benjamin, the promoter and manager whose Parkinson’s diagnosis prompted the first Light of Day show more than a decade ago, and who remains one of the festival directors. “Compared to other places on the Shore, there’s very little damage in Asbury Park. The Langosta Lounge was damaged by the storm, but every other venue is open.”

That means rock at the Saint, singer-songwriters strumming at the Dauphin Grille and the Watermark and a Jan. 19 main event at the Paramount Theatre, among other shows.

Bruce Springsteen has been such a reliable annual guest at the main show — usually backed by Joe Grushecky and the Houserockers, who are once again scheduled to perform — that many attendees consider his appearance an open secret. Benjamin warns that there’s no guarantee that Springsteen will show up, and reminds fans that the Boss has had a busy year.

Even if Springsteen has other plans that night, those with tickets to the gala are bound to see some familiar faces. Light of Day regulars Jesse Malin, Garland Jeffreys, Willie Nile and Joe D’Urso will be among those on the bill.

Organizers of the Paramount show have netted another big name, too — Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Darlene Love.

The singer, who lent her scalding wail to some of the best-loved pop hits of the 1960s, including “He’s a Rebel” and “He’s Sure the Boy I Love,” will make her Light of Day debut at the Paramount. Over the last few years, Love has been a regular presence in Asbury Park, working often at Tim McLoone’s Supper Club. Her association with giants of the Shore scene is extensive: Steven Van Zandt wrote one of her best-known Christmas songs, Springsteen backed her candidacy for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and she sang with the E Street Band at the museum’s 25th anniversary concert at Madison Square Garden.

“Once you’re part of the Jersey Shore music scene,” says Love, 71, “you’re part of it for life. Steve, Bruce and I are all friends. Sometimes I remind them that I’m from California and not New Jersey. They say it doesn’t matter — you’re in the family now.”

It was only a year ago that Love, who will be featured in an upcoming documentary about backup singers called “Twenty Feet From Stardom,” experienced severe chest pains before a show at McLoone’s. Believing that the show must go on at all costs, she took aspirin and completed the concert. The following day, she went to the hospital and was told she’d had a heart attack. She says she’s fully recovered and is in far better shape than she was in the winter of 2012.

Love played a show at McLoone’s shortly after Sandy, and recalls the relative silence of a town that is usually singing as loud as it can.

“It was eerie,” she says. “I know what everybody is feeling, especially since I feel like I’m a part of New Jersey and the Shore. I know it’s going to come back strong. Everybody needs hope, and music can be a part of bringing that hope.”

Asbury Park deserves to crow about what Benjamin and his friends have built: During one of the deepest stretches of winter, all ears in the Garden State will be turned toward the Shore.

“In the winter, there’s usually nobody there,” says Benjamin, who expects thousands to descend on Asbury Park. “People are coming from Norway and Sweden, Spain, England and from all over America.”

A seed planted in the sandy soil of the Shore has grown into a tree big enough to scatter its acorns across the Atlantic. Light of Day concerts have brought Alejandro Escovedo, Nile, Jeffreys and other Jersey Shore favorites to Europe.

“There’s a big demand for all things New Jersey in Europe,” says Benjamin, who made his first trip to a Light of Day Europe event last year.

It is a testament to the enduring quality of Jersey Shore music that it continues to compete — and excel — in a global market. ViRAGO recently topped artists from all over the globe at the OUTmusic Awards in Las Vegas, which concentrates on music made by LGBT artists. The duo’s “Love Over Fear” was named Best International Song.

Because of the effects of Sandy, Schindler and her ViRAGO partner Maire Tashjian were almost unable to make the trip to the awards show. “We were of the mind that there was just this devastation, and there was so much to do here in New Jersey,” says Schindler. “But our fans encouraged us and told us that it’s a great thing and we had to go. We’re just so happy that we’re able to bring this award home to Jersey.”

Schindler, who is originally from Long Island, says “making music on the Shore is amazing, and Asbury Park is home for us. When I was growing up in New York, the Jersey Shore always sounded so exciting. It really has become a family for me.”

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Four special ‘Light’ nights

Even when the Boss doesn’t make an appearance, the Paramount Theatre concert is the highlight of Light of Day. But it’s also a difficult — and expensive — ticket. If you can’t get into the Paramount on Jan. 19, there are still plenty of reasons to make the trip to Asbury Park. There are 24 other shows on the calendar, including these highlights:

Denny Laine

Best known as a member of Wings, Denny Laine also played with the Moody Blues and Ginger Baker. He comes to town — with producer and Peter and Gordon singer Peter Asher in tow — to play a tribute to “Abbey Road”; he promises Wings and Moody material, too. Jan. 18 at 8 p.m. at Tim McLoone’s Supper Club, 1200 Ocean Ave. $20 to $45.

Light of Day Remembers the Fast Lane

WDHA deejay Rich Russo hosts a tribute to a long-gone Asbury Park nightclub. Four bands play, including Westfield’s Whirling Dervishes and Dramarama, the Wayne power-pop masters whose most famous single, “Anything Anything,” gave its name to Russo’s show. Jan. 18 at 8 p.m. at Asbury Lanes, 209 Fourth Ave. $20.

Asbury Angels Induction

Asbury Park remembers its musical heroes: The Angels are the fraternity of departed scene rockers and luminaries who have earned a place in Shore Valhalla. Bobby Rydell, the ’60s teen idol who cut “Wildwood Days,” will perform with Boccigalupe and the Bad Boys, and everybody present can add his or her voice to a live recording of the Angels theme song. Jan. 18 at 6 p.m. at the Stone Pony, 913 Ocean Ave. $25.

Gin Blossoms

One of the best and darkest pop-rock acts to come to commercial prominence in the early ‘90s, Gin Blossoms hit with “Hey Jealousy,” “Follow You Down,” “Til I Hear It From You” and several other songs that remain FM radio staples. Jan. 19 at 8 p.m. at the Stone Pony. $25